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The Ombudsman launches her Annual Report for 2017. The year saw a rise in the number of complaints, while concerns about transparency in the EU administration accounted for the biggest proportion of the Ombudsman's cases

What we do

The European Ombudsman investigates complaints about maladministration in the institutions and bodies of the European Union.

If you are a citizen of a Member State of the Union or reside in a Member State, you can make a complaint to the European Ombudsman. Businesses, associations or other bodies with a registered office in the Union may also complain to the Ombudsman.

08 May 2018

Correspondence -

Reply from the European Commission to the European Ombudsman's recommendations concerning its handling of post-mandate employment of former Commissioners, a former Commission President and the role of its Ethics Committee (Joint inquiry into complaints 194/2017/EA, 334/2017/EA, and 543/2017/EA)